She has been training six days-per-week for between three and four hours at a time in preparation for Glasgow 2014 and found out about her call-up in quite an unusual fashion:

The chalk that told Charlotte Pollard she had been selected for Glasgow 2014

"I went to my locker to get my hand guards and there was a block of chalk with the message, 'Congratulations, you made it to Commonwealth Games' on it from my coach," she told BBC Radio Jersey.

"It wasn't until then that I found out.

"I'm honoured and privileged and hopefully it'll encourage others to prove that you can go all the way to the Commonwealth Games and there's no limit to what you can do."

Pollard, who will compete in the all-around event in Glasgow, has previously won a bronze medal at the Jeux des Isles youth games as well as a silver on bar and a bronze on beam at last summer's Island Games in Bermuda.

"I don't think you can compare anything to Glasgow," she said of her previous international competitions.

"They're definitely good experiences in the build up to Glasgow in comparison, I think they definitely help being an experience but I don't think anything can truly prepare you for the Commonwealth Games.

"I try to approach each competition in the same way. I just want to do my best - to stay clean and not fall off anything would be a success.

"My aim is to make the top 24 because they go through to the all-around finals."

Pollard is allowed to train during her PE lessons at school, as well as getting time off to allow her to travel to and from competitions in the UK, as well as having some extra special support for her homework.

"They're really supportive in helping me catch up," she added. "But I've got a twin sister so I can always copy off her."